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"B.b. Mallory Portland Ore." Token

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Came across this at a yard sale this morning. Apparently somehow associated with the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair held in 1905. Seems to be made of aluminum, 32.5mm in diameter, one sided (reverse is blank).

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John1 - that is interesting. Now I'm thinking along the lines that this represents less a token than a personalized souvenir being made to order by a fair vendor.
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I believe that this was a stock, cut-out, aluminum planchet. A customer at the fair would enter his personal info, and the token would be stamped in a machine. It's likely a personal. one-of-a-kind memento. The name and uncommon combination of intials are such that an early, Portland city directory might reveal some info on B.B. MALLORY - Benjamin B.? BTW, this is the earliest use of this variety, 1905, that I've seen.
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I've seen these old machines before, and even used one when I was a kid. You put your money in and there was a dial on the front like a clock, except instead of just numbers there was also letters and punctuation. You would rotate the dial to the desired character and then pull a lever on the side of the machine, which would then stamp the medallion and rotate it for the next character. All of this happened behind a glass dome, and the mechanism looked similar to a type writer in operation. When you were done you pushed a button and it dropped the medallion out to a tray.
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All ranger got it one I have posted about theses a couple of times in the past. It was also suggested that they could be used as a key fob, luggage tag with the addition of a small chain.The stock blanks had an American flag in the very center. You could get custom impressed ones too. They are still around cranking out lucky pieces. Either the original company or its successors.
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